# Happy Birthday tevya! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 19, 2002, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-tevya/119832 "2002-07-19T16:42:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rue\_DeDay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2002, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-tevya/119832/1 "2002-07-19T16:42:56Z")
It’s **tevya** ’s birthday today. But don’t make a big fuss, she’s real old and the shock could make he fall down and break a hip or something. Oh man! She could lose control of her Amazing Electrostatic Boobies™ and put an eye out. So just to be safe, let’s keep this quiet. -Rue. ---
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2002, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-tevya/119832/2 "2002-07-19T17:56:09Z")
Snappy Hurfday, **tevya**! Don’t party too hard. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2002, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-tevya/119832/3 "2002-07-19T18:25:16Z")
**Happy Birthday Tevya!!!** We shoulda had a DoperBirthdayBash in Cincy this week; Monday was me. ---
**Author:** ![Zappo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b3f665/32.png) [@Zappo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zappo)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2002, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-tevya/119832/4 "2002-07-19T18:31:50Z")
Happy Birfday, **tevya**! _smo - -ZZZZAP!_ Owowowowowowowoowowowowowowowowow! Foiled again, by the Amazing Electric Boobies! Many happy returns of the day! And happy belated birfday to you, too, **Shibb**! Zap! Hey, if **Rue** can Go crazy With capital Letters, I am Entitled to Use indiscriminate exclamation Points! ! ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2002, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-tevya/119832/5 "2002-07-19T22:09:09Z")
Well, if **Zappo** can use a bunch of exclamation points, I cn certainly use Chinese! 🙂 **HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TEVYA!!!** Approximate Phonetic Chinese Version of “Happy Birthday”: (thanks, Nathan!) “Guung juuk nay fook sow yuen teen tsai, hing hong nay sun sun fie lok. Leen leen doe yao gum yut, suuy doe yao gum jzew, guung hay nay! Guung hay nay!!!” Approximate English Translation of Above: “Congrats on this good day of fortune, where we can all gather together. Wishing you a very happy birthday. Every year, this wondrous day arrives; Always, this wondrous time comes. Congratulations! Congratulations!” Hope you have an awesome birthday, and that you celebrate with family, friends, and loved ones. May you have a good year to come, and take care of yourself. F\_X ---
**Author:** ![tevya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@tevya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tevya)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2002, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-tevya/119832/6 "2002-07-20T00:21:59Z")
Wow! Thank you, thank you, thank you! This put a great big smile on my face. I’ll try to keep the magic lightning bolts of boobtricity from **zapping** anyone tonight but I’m not making any promises. In case anyone in the Cincy area is looking for something fun to do this evening (I know it’s short notice and all), there’s a bunch of great bands playing at the Southgate House tonight. The Waxwings, the Walkmen, the French Kicks and more. I’ll be there celebrating my twentytenfirst birthday. I’ll be the one in the blue dress and cute white sandals. If you come down find me and say hi. I won’t even make you buy me a drink. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![tevya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@tevya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tevya)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2002, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-tevya/119832/7 "2002-07-20T00:23:03Z")
Plus a happy belated birthday to **Shib**! ---
**Author:** ![tevya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@tevya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tevya)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2002, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-tevya/119832/8 "2002-07-20T00:24:05Z")
And ni hao to **Flamsterette\_X**. (I hope I got that right). ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2002, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-tevya/119832/9 "2002-07-20T00:27:04Z")
Sounds about right to me, **tevya**! Then again, I don’t really know much Chinese. But it _does_ sound like the Chinese for “Are you good?” (oir something) F\_X ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2002, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-tevya/119832/10 "2002-07-20T02:20:32Z")
Congrats and many happy returns, **tevya** , from another 19-July baby (albeit quite a few years ahead!) jrd ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2002, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-tevya/119832/11 "2002-07-20T03:34:27Z")
Small lady, big heart. Have a nice one.